Falkland Islands' Mount Pleasant Complex sees £7m runway refurb completed
The work included repainting runway and taxiway markings in reflective paint, replacing airfield signage and coating the runway in bitumen.
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RAF Business as usual for RAF Typhoons in the Falklands this Easter
Four Typhoon FGR4 from 1435 Flight are poised 24/7 to intercept any unidentified aircraft around the Falkland Islands.
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Falklands Medics on Falklands hospital ship gather to remember 41 years later
Only the most seriously injured troops were taken to the ship for treatment.
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Falklands Armed Forces marks 41st anniversary of Falklands War with tributes to the fallen
Argentina took control of the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982.
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Sea vessels HMS Protector says farewell to the Falklands and begins long journey home
The Royal Navy's only ice patrol ship now faces a 6,000-mile journey back to the UK for maintenance and training.
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Falklands Cleverly insists 'Falklands are British' as Argentina ends co-operation deal
Argentina has long claimed sovereignty over the islands it calls Las Malvinas, which were the centre of the bloody conflict in 1982.
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Navy Patrol ship HMS Medway takes over South Atlantic mission
Medway’s task is to reassure British citizens that the UK is permanently on hand to provide support and assistance.
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Falklands Falklands veteran recalls intense assault to retake Goose Green
Mike Kelly served as the signaller for the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment's second-in-command and remembers this key first battle.
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Falklands Falklands veteran recalls the fierce Battle of Two Sisters
Ian Gardiner led his marines during the fierce night battle for Two Sisters, a 1,000-foot-high mountain, in 1982.
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Falklands How the RAF Nimrod helped Britain win the Falklands War
Veteran Derek Straw recalls how RAF Nimrod aircraft patrolled the South Atlantic to guard against potential enemy attacks.
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Falklands How this Falklands veteran disposed a bomb whilst under intense enemy aircraft attack
Mick Fellows was the first man in naval history to defuse an unexploded bomb on board a warship at sea.
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Falklands Argentina players filmed singing anti-English Falklands song after World Cup semi-final win
One line in the chant roughly translates as: "F***** English in the Falklands, I don't forget."
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Falklands Sacrifices were worth it, says Falklands veteran who returned to islands he helped liberate at 17
More than 130 veterans who fought in the Falklands conflict returned to the islands 40 years on to meet the people they liberated.
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Falklands Widow on emotional visit to Falklands 40 years after husband's death
Ann Woodard's husband died just hours before Argentina's surrender in 1982.
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Remembrance Veterans fly to Falklands to remember courage and sacrifice of those lost in 1982 conflict
The Ministry of Defence funded a 40th anniversary commemorative flight for veterans and bereaved relatives.
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Remembrance Watch Remembrance Sunday live from the Falkland Islands
Join 1982 veterans as Forces News broadcasts service from Stanley.